May 1, 2018SokotoComments Off on Decision time: Tonight we’ll find out whether Trump wants a trade war with Europe2

President Trump has until midnight to decide whether the European Union gets smacked with tariffs on steel and aluminum. To put it another way, the United States could very well be in a trade “spat” with some of its closest allies by the time people walk their dogs Tuesday morning. Despite the …

May 1, 2018SokotoComments Off on Michelle Wolf Sets Off a Furor at White House Correspondents’ Dinner4

“It was personally offensive,” Brian Kilmeade, a co-host of “Fox Friends,” said in the ballroom, minutes after Ms. Wolf ended her set. “To me, that was an attack to impress Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert,” Mr. Kilmeade added, previewing a line of criticism that would be dominant on Fox News …

Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, a top Iranian negotiator of the nuclear agreement, called Mr. Netanyahu’s remarks “a very childish and even a ridiculous play.” In a telephone interview with state-run television, he said Mr. Netanyahu’s presentation was “a prearranged show with the aim of impacting Trump’s decision, or …

April 30, 2018SokotoComments Off on Oregon trucker missing for days emerges from wilderness3

Jacob Cartwright, a truck driver in Oregon, emerged Saturday after missing for four days. He had been driving a truckload of potato chips but left it untouched. (Oregon State Police) Authorities say a trucker who was missing for four days has walked out of the Oregon wilderness safely. Jacob Cartwright, …

April 29, 2018SokotoComments Off on Central Americans in migrant "caravan" face risks by seeking asylum at southern border0

TIJUANA, Mexico — U.S. immigration lawyers are telling Central Americans in a caravan of asylum-seekers that traveled through Mexico to the border with San Diego that they face possible separation from their children and detention for many months. They say they want to prepare them for the worst possible outcome. …

April 29, 2018SokotoComments Off on Pompeo, in Saudi Arabia, talks tough on Iran, Gulf dispute1

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is using the Middle East leg of his first trip abroad as America’s top diplomat to call for concerted international action to punish Iran for its missile programs. He’s also urging Saudi Arabia and its neighbors to resolve a long-festering …

April 29, 2018SokotoComments Off on Kim Says He’ll Give Up Weapons if US Promises Not to Invade1

Mr. Yoon revealed more details of the daylong talks between Mr. Kim and Mr. Moon as many have expressed skepticism about the friendly gestures made by the North Korean leader, and whether they would turn out to be empty promises aimed at lifting sanctions on his isolated country. On Friday, …

Media captionComedian Michelle Wolf tore into Sarah Sanders as she sat about a metre away It is an American press tradition that goes back decades: the US president endures a friendly ribbing in front of an audience of journalists, all in the name of charity. But with Donald Trump skipping …

April 28, 2018SokotoComments Off on White House: No evidence that Ronny Jackson ‘wrecked’ a vehicle as president’s physician2

The White House on Friday said officials had conducted a thorough review of presidential physician Ronny L. Jackson’s vehicle records and found three minor incidents but no evidence that he “wrecked” a car after drinking at a Secret Service going-away party, as was alleged in a document released by Senate …